Bhagavad Gita in a Nutshell: Big Ideas & Best Quotations

It’s really quite enlightening (so to speak) to read the Gita by major theme instead of in the order it’s written. I’ve made that easier for you by matching up the big ideas of the Gita with the best quotations and the related Gita Talks.

Whatever aspect of the Gita you want to explore or review, you can look for the topic below and open up your Mitchell Gita (or any Gita) to find the most powerful passages on that topic. (My own favorite stanzas for each theme are in bold italics.)

(Gita in a Nutshell was originally the concluding blog in the first run of the popular Gita Talkdiscussion series, which is still available in its entirety as a self-paced online seminar. I worked on this challenging project throughout Gita Talk. Spurred on by our provocative Gita Talk discussions, I read the Gita over and over again, experiencing, thinking, absorbing, sifting, experiencing again, sifting again, etc. It has truly been its own reward—the Gita helps me lead a better life every day. If my work here helps you “get” the Gita, so much the better.)

What a wonderful road this has been. What started as a small experiment turned into the thriving online Gita Talk forum, which has in turn, led to this culminating Gita in a Nutshell. Thanks to all of you who have participated by reading, commenting and supporting. I am always here anxious to talk Gita with anyone who’s interested.